The bread medallions with pizza sauce are very easy to make and take just a few minutes. For them, you need ready-made sandwich bread and a few other ingredients. You can cook the bread medallions with pizza sauce in an air fryer for a very quick cooking, or in a hot oven by increasing the temperature and cooking time, or even in a pan. Below, you’ll find detailed cooking instructions.
The recipe for bread medallions with pizza sauce is really very simple: they are perfect as a dinner saver or for a last-minute lunch. They will be crispy and golden on the outside, and soft and super melty on the inside. You’ll love them!
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Economical
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
Ingredients
- 4 slices sandwich bread
- 1.75 oz melty cheese (or other of choice)
- 1 egg
- to taste tomato paste
- to taste sugar-free cornflakes
- to taste breadcrumbs
- to taste salt
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- Air Fryer
Steps
First, take the slices of bread and flatten them slightly with a rolling pin. Cut out discs using a round cutter or a large mug, but if you prefer, you can leave them as is, in a square shape. Spread tomato paste on each slice of bread, leaving the edges free, just a teaspoon is enough, then add cheese slices (I used 4 small ones for each medallion).
Close with another bread disc (which will already have the tomato paste) and seal the edges by pinching them with your fingers.
In a plate, beat an egg and add a pinch of salt. In another, pour the breadcrumbs and mix in the cornflakes crushed with your fingers (make sure they are sugar-free).
Dip the medallions first in the egg and then in the breadcrumbs, making sure it sticks well, also on the edges.
Transfer them to the air fryer basket, spray some drops of extra virgin olive oil on the surface and cook at 392°F for 10 minutes; turn them halfway, add another spray of olive oil, and finish cooking for the remaining minutes.
ALTERNATIVE COOKING (OVEN – PAN):
You can bake the medallions in a hot oven at 410°F for 20 minutes with a spray of olive oil or cook them in a pan with hot oil until golden, turning them halfway through.
Tips for You
✔ For this recipe, it is necessary to cook the bread medallions directly in the basket of the air fryer without baking trays or parchment paper: this way they will cook thanks to the air circulating 360 degrees, allowing for ideal air frying. Baking trays or parchment paper would obstruct the circulating air inside the air fryer.
✔ The oil sprayer I used is available in supermarkets. I recommend one because its spray is truly misting and controlled, plus it’s really excellent. You can find some by clicking here. Alternatively, you can buy the spray bottle that you can fill yourself with the oil of your choice. Here’s the link to a great misting sprayer here.
✔ I recommend using the BBQ mesh to place directly in the non-stick basket of your air fryer: the mesh protects the non-stick coating of the basket (which will remain as new) and allows food to cook evenly, letting air pass 360 degrees. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here.
✔ Alternatively, you can use the perforated parchment paper, which allows air to pass from bottom to top. You can find it on Amazon by clicking here: link.
✔ For this recipe, I used the COSORI 4.7 air fryer, which you can find on Amazon here.
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FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Why is the oil in your sprayer so well misted?
It’s a ready-to-use EVO spray oil, so it’s not a sprayer. This type of oil is not refillable. It lasts for several months (considering I use it every day, I change it every 3 months) and mists perfectly as it is already a ready spray oil.
Where can I find this EVO spray oil?
It is sold in some supermarkets (I recommend checking in the large ones in your city), or much more simply, you can also find it on Amazon. The one I use, for example, is this: click here to see it.
